Opinion

Full marks for the committee that has set about the task of rejuvenating the Dana Quewezance Memorial Football Field at Woodlawn Regional Park. The three-phase plan encompasses a host of positive targets, some of which have already been met.

Now that the NHL is back in business and Bettman's evil empire has been dealt a non-lethal blow, let us turn attention to more salient subjects like modern communications, one of my favourite topics since I am so cyber-bound myself.

The ringing in of 2013 will certainly bring some of the same old problems for rural Saskatchewan... albeit, perhaps less of them. And it will undoubtedly bring some new problems ... albeit, a few that might be preferred problems to have.

Marna's Musings

Welcome to a new year. Thankfully the ancient Mayans, or the alarmists interpreting an ancient, all but lost language, were wrong that there was a portent of doom associated with the date of the recent winter solstice.

CBS/Golf Channel analyst David Feherty, describing an errant tee shot: "That ball is so far left, Lassie couldn't find it if it was wrapped in bacon.

Following the shootings in Newton, Connecticut at Sandy Hook Elementary School dialogue began on the internet in response to the news articles and on social media.

I want to thank columnist Rustam Dow for his pre-Christmas comment regarding telehealth. This technology is critically important for a mostly-rural health region like ours.

The letter from Norbert Kovalovszky, (Carlyle Observer, December 14th, 2012) asks a number of questions of Sun Country Health Region. I am pleased that Mr.

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